Soon
Congress is expected to vote on a bill advanced by John McCain and Carl
Levin, a Republican and Democrat who preciously united to bring the
foundation needed to propel our nation into a fully militarized
nightmare state- similar to what we have been exporting these last few
years. It is
the Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention and Prosecution Act.
The Senate already discarded milquetoast efforts to tone it down a bit
earlier this week. It’s all but over at this point.

In case you haven’t heard the details (which is likely if you have
spent much time watching traditional news), the bill essentially labels
every spot on this earth as a battlefield, including the United States.
It’s a telling moment when they concede, or in fact advance, a never
ending war. And that same war is present under each and every rock,
according to these lawmakers. It’s certainly the stuff of 1984 (we’ve
always been at war with Eastasia). From this notion springs the
advancement of military tribunals dealing with all citizens of the globe
(once again, Americans included) without the bother of transparency.
Detention and disappearance could be the order of the day.

The secretive nature and broad sweeps have already been used on those
they deem enemy combatants around the world. As if by fascist playbook,
this sort of thing is trial ballooned on “the other” and then brought
home for the enjoyment of those who didn’t complain the first time
around.